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Christina
Aug 13, 20224 min read
The Challenge of Rest
My 2 pm meeting was with a group of other missionary doctors. A few hours prior to the meeting, some of the group members messaged our...
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Christina
Jul 7, 20222 min read
June 2022 Details
A Bit about Us Greg is legally blind in his right eye and relies on his left eye for most of his vision. Mid-month, he experienced...
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Christina
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Drama in the Village
Dramas at the end of a training are definitely my favorite part of a day like this in the village. It’s one thing for a group of...
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Christina
Jun 5, 20224 min read
June 2022: Making room for Ordinary Miracles
Alex Kabende is a 26-year-old man whose situation personifies the story of many in Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp. Less than three years...
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Christina
Jun 5, 20222 min read
May Monthly Details
Pastors in the Villages At the end of the month, Greg accompanied the District Superintendent and the district’s newly trained Community...
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Christina
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Transformational Development
“That meeting, I went to it and got [reimbursed for] my transport, then I forgot. But when they called me later, I remembered.” Reverend...
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Christina
May 22, 20223 min read
Food Security
Food security has always been difficult in Malawi, with floods and deforestation and an increasing population on a limited amount of...
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Christina
May 13, 20223 min read
April Details
Catching up on work in Malawi In some ways, trips away from Malawi provide some of the biggest opportunities for us to step away from the...
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Christina
May 13, 20222 min read
Theology Class: April 2022 Update
As I teach Systematic Theology at the Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (NTCCA), I find that each year is different than the...
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Christina
May 4, 20223 min read
Overachieving and Wellbeing
I take wellbeing seriously. Sometimes the closest I get to balance is being extreme in all areas, but for the last year or two I have...
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Christina
Apr 5, 20223 min read
Fitting In
Normally when I attend a medical conference I quickly feel that I am among people like me. Especially global health conferences or...
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Christina
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Much Needed Rest: Monthly Update
My right eye developed a twitch in mid-March. It’s small enough that most people can’t see it, but I have felt the spasm constantly...
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Christina
Apr 1, 20222 min read
March 2022 Details
Month Highlights: Training: We partnered with Pathways to bring a vision casting workshop to pastors and Sunday School Superintendents in...
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Christina
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Well Babies and Sick Kids
It was a busy Monday morning. I had half a dozen kids scheduled to see me for vaccine advice, but by the end of the morning I had seen or...
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Christina
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Pressure
The patient had a 5:30 appointment, later than I usually like to book, but was brought in at 1:30 by a colleague who used to work with me...
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Christina
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Gule Wamkulu
A few days ago, a Presbyterian pastor received threats from members of Malawi’s Gule Wamkulu secret society and complaints from the head...
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Christina
Mar 15, 20222 min read
February 2022 Details
Teaching and Healing in the Community: Training and Development: Over 60 pastors, spouses, chiefs, and community members attended the...
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Christina
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Heart Healthy: February Update 2022
I was introduced to the group as a teacher, a doctor here to discuss health for one hour during the 3-day Pastors’ Wives conference. But...
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Christina
Mar 15, 20223 min read
"We Treat, God Heals"
I was discussing last week about how tempting it is as a doctor to feel like it is the physicians who have the responsibility to bring...
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Christina
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Family Medicine Doctor
Just over ten years ago, I was writing personal statements for residency programs. Sometimes I go back through those statements and...
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